Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Norman Window Frame
- Feeding Roman York
- The Norman House
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Red Tower
- The Guildhall
- The Hospitium
- York Railway Station
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Bombed
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Railway Institute
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Eric Bloodaxe